Mario Kart 8 Wii U to have 12 characters, can be played traditional or with Wii U motion controls

Nintendo America spokesman Hector Solis shared with us some more details about Mario Kart 8, a game developed exclusively for Wii U. The game will feature twelve playable characters, with two new characters Wario and Toadette, that will race in a new anti-gravity world. This means that in Mario Kart 8 you can drive upside-down and up on walls, a feature that adds more depth to races.